1993 U.S. Senior Open Winner and Scores
Winner: Jack Nicklaus, 278
Where it was played: Cherry Hills Country Club in Englewood, Colorado
Tournament dates: July 8-11, 1993
Leader after first round: Chi Chi Rodriguez, 67
Leader after second round: Chi Chi Rodriguez, 137
Leader after third round: Jack Nicklaus, 208
What Happened in the 1993 U.S. Senior Open
Jack Nicklaus outdueled Tom Weiskopf down the stretch to win the 1993 U.S. Senior Open by one stroke. It was Nicklaus' first victory in two years, since he won the 1991 U.S. Senior Open.Chi Chi Rodriguez was the leader after both the first and second rounds, with Nicklaus trailing by one and four strokes, respectively. But a 67 in Round 3 moved Nicklaus atop the leaderboard (Rodriguez scored 75 that round but finished tied for fourth).
Nicklaus' lead going into the final round was one over Dale Douglass, two over Kermit Zarley, and four over Larry Ziegler, Tom Weiskopf and Rodriguez.
It was Weiskopf who emerged as Nicklaus' final-round challenger. When Nicklaus reached the 16th tee, he and Weiskopf were tied for the lead. But Nicklaus then birdied the hole to move in front.
When Nicklaus got to the final green, he needed to two-putt from 35 feet to win. And that's what he did.
Nicklaus was the third golfer to win multiple USSO titles, following Miller Barber and Gary Player. Nicklaus was the first golfer to have multiple wins in each of the U.S. Open and U.S. Senior Open.
And in one way, the 1993 U.S. Senior Open was the end of an era: It was the occasion of Nicklaus' final USGA championship victory. Nicklaus won eight USGA championships (two U.S. Amateurs, four U.S. Opens, two U.S. Senior Opens) over his career.
1993 U.S. Senior Open Final Scores
| Jack Nicklaus | 68-73-67-70—278 |
| Tom Weiskopf | 73-69-70-67—279 |
| Kermit Zarley | 70-71-69-70—280 |
| Chi Chi Rodriguez | 67-70-75-69—281 |
| Dale Douglass | 70-71-68-72—281 |
| Miller Barber | 70-70-73-69—282 |
| Tommy Aycock | 72-71-73-67—283 |
| Raymond Floyd | 70-73-70-70—283 |
| Lee Trevino | 69-73-73-69—284 |
| Larry Ziegler | 69-73-70-73—285 |
| Simon Hobday | 71-70-74-70—285 |
| Jim Colbert | 69-74-72-71—286 |
| Bob Charles | 72-72-75-68—287 |
| Tommy Aaron | 70-72-74-71—287 |
| Bob Murphy | 69-75-76-68—288 |
| DeWitt Weaver | 75-71-73-69—288 |
| Tom Wargo | 73-76-72-68—289 |
| Gary Player | 70-74-74-71—289 |
| Gibby Gilbert | 76-73-73-67—289 |
| Al Geiberger | 74-72-70-74—290 |
| Isao Aoki | 70-68-76-76—290 |
| Don Bies | 73-75-71-71—290 |
| Terry Dill | 76-71-74-70—291 |
| Rocky Thompson | 71-70-77-73—291 |
| Ben Smith | 74-77-70-72—293 |
| Larry Gilbert | 76-70-73-74—293 |
| Harold Henning | 74-70-75-74—293 |
| Bob Menne | 74-72-75-73—294 |
| Bob Betley | 77-71-72-74—294 |
| Larry Mowry | 73-77-74-71—295 |
| Dave Stockton | 76-68-71-80—295 |
| Brian Waites | 79-72-75-71—297 |
| Tom Shaw | 74-72-77-74—297 |
| Frank Beard | 79-72-76-70—297 |
| Jim Albus | 72-75-74-77—298 |
| Charles Coody | 77-72-72-77—298 |
| Billy Casper | 74-76-74-74—298 |
| Orville Moody | 73-77-78-70—298 |
| a-Vinny Giles | 71-75-77-75—298 |
| J.C. Snead | 74-72-78-75—299 |
| Bruce Crampton | 74-75-73-77—299 |
| Jim Stefanich | 71-79-73-76—299 |
| Gary Cowan | 74-76-73-76—299 |
| Joe McDermott | 75-76-76-73—300 |
| a-Robert Housen | 78-73-73-76—300 |
| a-Joel Hirsch | 74-76-74-77—301 |
| Walt Zembriski | 75-76-72-78—301 |
| a-Jackie Cummings | 76-71-78-76—301 |
| Larry Laoretti | 75-75-74-77—301 |
| Bob Reith | 75-74-72-81—302 |
| Chuck Thorpe | 77-73-75-77—302 |
| Robert Cornett | 76-72-79-76—303 |
| a-Ken Cromwell | 76-75-74-78—303 |
| Arnold Palmer | 75-75-78-75—303 |
| Lloyd Moody | 75-74-75-80—304 |
| Bob Thatcher | 73-78-81-72—304 |
| Clayton Cole | 74-77-77-76—304 |
| Paul Moran | 71-79-80-76—306 |
| Art Proctor | 75-74-83-80—312 |
Sources:
Los Angeles Times. "Nicklaus Puts Weiskopf Away," The Associated Press, July 12, 1993.
PGA Tour. 1994 Senior PGA Tour Official Media Guide, 1993 Senior PGA Tour Tournament Summaries, U.S. Senior Open.
PGATour.com. Champions Tour, Tournaments, U.S. Senior Open, Past Results, 1993, https://www.pgatour.com/pgatour-champions/tournaments/2026/u.s-senior-open-championship/S2026512/past-results.
United States Golf Association. U.S. Senior Open, Tournament Records, https://championships.usga.org/content/championships/ussenioropen/u-s--senior-open-records.html.
